The Law No. 7592 Amending the Higher Education Act and Certain Other Laws was published in the Official Gazette on August 9, 2026, and entered into force.
Under Article 14 of the aforementioned Law and the Transitional Article 85 added to the Higher Education Law No. 2547, students whose enrollment at higher education institutions has been terminated have been granted the right to resume their studies.
Under these provisions, students whose enrollment was terminated prior to August 9, 2026, and who do not fall under the exceptions specified in the Act, may apply to benefit from the student amnesty.
Furthermore, it has been stipulated that students who were eligible to enroll in a higher education program but did not do so may also benefit from this regulation under the conditions specified in the Law.
Applications to be submitted to the Institute of Social Sciences at Yıldız Technical University; cover candidates who have been dismissed from graduate programs within our Institute, as well as candidates who were eligible to enroll in a graduate program within our Institute but did not do so.
Candidates wishing to benefit from this student amnesty must submit their applications to the Institute of Social Sciences at Yıldız Technical University within the specified application period.
APPLICATION DATES
Start Date: August 9, 2026
Application Deadline: 09/12/2026
Application Deadline Time: 5:00 PM
Applications may be submitted within four months of the date the Law enters into force, August 9, 2026.
Applications submitted after 5:00 PM on December 9, 2026, will not be accepted.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION
Applications may be submitted in person by the applicant or through a person authorized by a notarized power of attorney.
- Application letter (For the application letter, see click here.)
- A criminal record certificate bearing a wet signature or one obtained through e-Government that can be electronically verified
- Original diploma and a photocopy, or an electronically verifiable graduation certificate obtained through e-Government
- Original and a photocopy of the transcript (grade report) or an electronically verifiable transcript (grade report) obtained through e-Government
- Original and a photocopy of the national ID card/Turkish ID Card. For applications submitted by a representative, a notarized power of attorney must be submitted along with a notarized photocopy of the applicant’s national ID card/Turkish ID card.
- For foreign nationals: foreign ID number and a photocopy of the passport
- One photograph
- For applicants who qualified for admission but did not enroll,
- the ALES/GRE certificate used in the application for which they were granted admission
- the foreign language certificate used in the application for which they were admitted
IMPORTANT NOTES
The Higher Education Council has not yet determined the procedures and principles regarding the implementation of the student amnesty.
Therefore, procedures regarding registration, academic adjustment, course exemptions, and the conditions and stage at which students will resume their studies following the application have not yet been finalized.
Following the publication by the Council of Higher Education of the procedures and principles regarding the implementation of the student amnesty, our University will carry out the necessary work, and the implementation guidelines to be determined by our University Senate, along with the process and timeline following the application period, will be announced separately.
The required documents for the application are listed above; should the Council of Higher Education or our University determine that additional documents or a different application method is necessary, a separate announcement will be made.
It is important for applicants wishing to benefit from the student amnesty to follow the announcements made by the Institute of Social Sciences during the application period.
Those who are performing military service as of the date the law enters into force will also be eligible for this provision and may apply to our Institute within two months following their discharge.
Note: This announcement has been published to inform the public about the entry into force of Law No. 7592 and the commencement of the application period under the student amnesty. The procedures and principles regarding registration, academic adjustment, and other academic and administrative processes to be carried out following the application will be announced separately after the relevant regulations are issued by the Council of Higher Education and our University.